The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-20

Some summer Fancy Work.


Brooklyn Eagle.
pretty bag is a source of comfort for WON.
who has TO drop her work repeatedly and
who likes to occupy her leisure moments out
doors with fancy work of some kind. These
may be carried on the arm and made as beauti-
full as the most fastidious taste requires. SILK
velvet. plush, embroidery, hand painting, ap-
plidues and oil sorts of ornamental work may
embellish them. nice combination Is bright
green. with pink lining; crimson, with white,
pearl, lemon or pale blue; two shades or green;
gold, with violet or lavender; gray, with Grim
son. helotrope pale blue; bronze, with olive.
cream, gold apple green or two shades of any
one color attractive. A black velvet bag
may be made very beautiful embroidered or
painted upon the outside and lined with orange,
scarlet. lavender or any of the green shades.
finished with ribbon cord that forms the
draw string For shopping bag velvet is very
pretty ornamented with JET and finished with
fringe balls of jet across the bottom.
Perfume scent bags are always pleasant
gifts, being a source of delight to sensitive
PLANTATIONS. Charming little bags are made OF
ribbons, and there never was a better opportu-
nifty offered for securing handsome ribbons for
such purposes than the present season. Lovely
patterns have been introduced and the prices
have been so low that the woman with the
smallest income could afford to supply herself
with variety.
A ribbon satchet is made by joining two shades
of ribbon together in fat bag shape and fringing
the ends and then gathering them mp tying with
q very narrow ribbon or cord, forming tassel
at one end only
A lovely basket for fancy work is trimmed in
u
straw basket. in the shape of a small round 2ud-
ding-dish, and make top of strips of satin rib
hons. about eight inches long. The ribbons may
be about inch wide, of two colors, and these
stitched together on the wrong side with the
sewing machine, making just the size round rs
the top of the basket. Then sew this on to the
top OF the basket on the wrong SIDE and turn up,
forming bag top, with drawing ribbons OF the
two colors set in the top with a ruff1e edge The
sewing together of the ribbons on the wrong
side gives it a sort OF musk melon effect when
I'll mad AT "a
To make an ornamental hair receiver, take a
Japanese fan and cover on one side with soft
silk pocket is then made large enough to
shir at the top forming heading with a little
fuliness at the other edges. A thick SILK
cord covers the seams. Upon the outside or the
bag may be placed a pointed drapery OF velvet
embroidered or pointed ornamentation, the edge
finished with ball fringe in fancy colors. Cord
loops with ball ends are placed on the bottom
where the silk is gathered to point. and upon
the top is a ribbon or cord and balls with which
to hang it by.
A very unique and elaboratelooking pincush
ion is made of crimson velvet in the shape of a
nd with thick silk cord about its base. A furl
jabot of tiGsel lace is placed around the cushion
a short distance above the base with handsome ef-
feet. This is equally pretty in any shade OF vel
vet, plush. or silk, and trimmed with white oil
colored lace
For decorative purposes bows of ribbons are
much used. Wide ribbons with pcot edges trim
baskets used for catch ails; sometimes two or
three shades mbined very effectively. Pink
and green fale ribbons are tied together in full
rosettes or Alsatian bows, and ornament banner
eSts chair scarfs and fasten draperies os lace.
Lovely chair scarfs are made of India or China
silk. Make them about yard and half in
length. border each end with lace and knot the
scarf in the middle. The lace is sometimes
omitted, and the ends hemmed and feather
stitched in contrasting shades in silk.
Painting satin ribbon is favorite summer
occupation. It is very delicate decoration and
does not require much time embroidery
A very effective lamp shade can be made of
tinted Indian silk handkerchief Pink, blue.
rose color green is very effective. Cut a hole
out of the center to slip over the lamp chimney
and border with full frill of the lace Edge
the handkerchief with medium
width plat val lace. A square OF India silk about
three-eighths of yard each way may be used
instead of a regular handkerchief. trimmed with
lace and insertion. lovely shade is made of
cambria and lace in the same shape. This may
be trimmed with tiny bows made of baby"
ribbons, with loops of the ribbons finishing the
edge.
Table covers worked on coarse ecru canvas
with filoselle pretty and fashionable. The
colors of the floselle should be selected accord
ing the other decorations of the
Threads drawn out about one and half
inch FROM the edge, hem laid and narrow
cross stitch border worked The edge is trimmed
with torchon lace, embroidered with the same
colors of filosele used for q cross stitch.